Cost of living comparison
Managua is 93.8% more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Managua instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
Maseru
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Maseru
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Managua
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
|
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